AYSO Region 97: Blue Devils knock off Argonauts

In the first game of the playoffs, the Blue Devils defeated the

Argonauts, 5-2, in AYSO Region 97 boys Division 4 action Saturday

afternoon.

Flavio Cuevas scored three goals to pace the Devils’ offense, while

R.J. D’Cruz added a goal and three assists and Preston Davey chipped in

with a goal.

Cuevas, Edgar Torres and Johnny Savoji each had assists, while

goalkeeper Ian Fowler stopped 14 shots hit his way.

On defense, Taylor Friend, Adam Knott, Jordan Davis, Taylor Stevenson

and Brandon Woods each made big plays to slow the Argonauts’ offense.

John Manchester had both goals for the Argonauts, while sweeper Andrew

Kaban had an assist.

In girls under 8 action:

For the Wild Things, in their contest with the Blue Dolphins,

goalkeepers Allyson Parker, Gigi Joseph and Mia Van Bergh each made

numerous stops, while Amanda Peterson, Mary Yeager and Hailey Schwartz

played solid games at forward. A strong all-around performance was turned

in by Hannah MacLeod and Lauren Wertheimer.